More vegan food in Amsterdam

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My Amsterdam odyssey continues, bringing us to the charming Vegabond. Very centrally located, the café is not far from the popular Anne Frank museum.

We went here for a late breakfast one afternoon and were pleased to find a tofu scramble on the menu (nearly always a good option!) which came with delicious slices of avocado and spinach leaves on top. The ‘El Jefe’ hot sauces on the table livened things up nicely.

Vegabond isn’t just a café. It’s also got a decent selection of vegan groceries, including chilled and frozen foods and a wide range of sweets (we stocked up on all the new Nakd flavours!).

If you want more information about Vegabond, visit their website.

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100% vegan cruise in the South of France

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Following on from our widely-successful New Year’s Eve cruise on the Danube, Vegan River Cruises and I have teamed up once again for a memorable 7 night/8 day journey along the Rhône river from Arles to Chalon-sur-Saône in the south of France.

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All of my expectations were blown away on the Danube cruise, so I am delighted to once again join forces with Dirk and Vegan River Cruises to explore a part of the world I’ve never experienced before. I’m especially excited to experience this gorgeous region of France during the autumn with an entire boat load of vegans.

As with all their ships, Vegan River Cruises have chartered a thoroughly modern boat packed solid with all the latest technology and attractions including private balconies, WiFi, spacious bathrooms, luxurious vegan toiletries, electric bicycles for on-shore use and vegan cooking demonstrations.

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Passengers on the South of France cruise will be treated to a 100% vegan experience with all meals and drinks included in the journey price. No extra money will be needed to enjoy wine, beer or cocktails and every single meal served during the cruise will be vegan.

It really is a vacation like no other for vegans. I’ll meet you at the bar on the first night!

The cruise departs Arles/Tarascon on October 22, 2016 and reaches its destination of Chalon-sur-Saône on October 29, 2016.

Click here for more information and to make booking enquires. The NYE cruise was booked solid so I imagine these cabins are going to go quickly. Be quick, book a cabin and join me on the Rhône.

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Vegan dog recipe book

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My Instagram feed gets a lot of love and action, but I was surprised by the amount of comments that quickly piled up under a photo I posted of a vegan recipe book for dogs.

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The Simple Little Vegan Dog Book by Michelle A. Rivera was published in 2009 but it only came to my attention a few days ago when I stumbled across it in a vegan café in Mexico City.

I was fascinated by the idea that someone had written a vegan recipe book just for dogs, so I popped over to Amazon to find out a little bit more info about the book.

This is the product description:

Here is all the information needed so our friendly carnivorous canines can flourish as omnivores. Highlights include: expert opinions from animal nutritionist enthusiasts on plant-based diets; health survey on dogs fed a vegan diet versus commercial based; comprehensive lists of “people” foods that are beneficial to dogs and those that are harmful; and dozens of recipes for biscuits and treats as well as more substantial fare. Basic Dog Biscuit Recipe, Banana Nut Crunch Bars, Apple PupCakes, Rover’s Risotto, Canine Cashew Casserole and Snickerpoodles are a few of the numerous ways to supplement or completely transform mealtimes safely, soundly, and deliciously.

I’m fascinated by this idea of a vegan cook book for dogs. Have you seen any other cook books for dogs? Is this the only book of its kind in the world?

I’d also love to hear from anyone who has a copy of this book. What are the recipes like? Is it easy to use?

And of course I can’t wait to read all of the comments from scientific experts who will tell me that I am the worst type of vegan for even mentioning this book on my blog. I’ve still not recovered from the feedback on the vegan cat post from a few months ago.

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Major UK supermarket selling vegan garlic dough balls!

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Need some vegan comfort food to get you through the various ups and downs of life?

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How about that?!

A bag of frozen vegan garlic dough balls ready for your oven will certainly chase the blues away.

Not upset or feeling down? Then celebrate your happy attitude with a bag of dough balls!

Click here to see this product on the Tesco website.

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Vegetarian café ditches dairy – turns 100% vegan!

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BIG NEWS. In the UK town of Leamington Spa, a café has decided to remove all dairy from its menu thus changing from vegetarian to 100% vegan.

This is my favourite type of news to share with you all.

The Garden Shed started out a year ago as a veggie cafe with about 4-5 cheese sandwich options. Owners Stephanie and Ruth never used eggs, dairy or cheese in their cooking or baking so it was a natural progression (which coincidentally followed their own lifestyle choices) to remove the cheese options one by one over the last year and replace them with vegan options. They make all of their own vegan cakes, vegan cheesecakes and vegan cheeses. They’ve even developed their own vegan sausage recipe, too.

I’m typing the word ‘vegan’ a lot in this blog post and I love it!

Stephanie and Ruth sent me a WHOLE bunch of photos to share with you. Check them out below and be sure to visit their website. Like The Garden Shed on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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Get to Leamington Spa in order to eat ALL of that and to thank Stephanie and Ruth for taking the big step to transform their business into a 100% vegan affair.

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Ask FGV video March 2016

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Each month I take questions from some of my Patreon supporters and I try to give helpful answers.

Check out the March 2016 video below and be sure to find out how you can get involved with these questions (and get early access to my cooking videos) over on my Patreon page.


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Quorn is NOT turning everything vegan

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Much excitement was generated a few days ago when it was reported that Quorn was set to switch its entire product range from vegetarian to vegan.

Well, it appears our excitement was severely premature.

Quorn have released the following statement in regards to our plant-based hysteria:

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That’s a bit of a let down.

You can still sign the petition asking Quorn to turn their products vegan.

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Clothing-optional vegan pop-up in London this weekend!

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Well here’s something you don’t see very often.

This Saturday and Sunday there is a pop-up sauna in South Tottenham with vegan food provided by The Magic Cauldron and the Facebook page for the event says that swimwear is optional! Housed in a converted horse trailer, the sauna is open to all interested people and towels can be hired for £3. Interested yet? If not, then let me tell you about the food.

The Magic Cauldron will be at the pop-up event providing 100% vegan food. Here’s the flyer for the event:

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It all looks and sounds divine:

  • Baked turmeric falafel
  • Red Cabbage Vietnamese Rolls
  • Sweet potato, carrot & courgette fritters
  • Creamy roasted red pepper curry & rice
  • Roasted beetroot & fennel hot lentil salad

So if you’ve always fancied getting your kit off and getting stuck into some tasty vegan food, then this weekend could be right up your alley!

Like The Magic Cauldron on Facebook.

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New vegan shop in UK seaside town

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Try and stop the march of veganism. I dare you.

Plant-based shops are opening all over the UK and the seaside town of Bridlington in East Yorkshire is next on the list.

Planetwise is opening today (Thursday March 24, 2016) to sell compassionate goods to the 35,000 residents of Bridlington! It is a totally vegan and eco-friendly shop with fair trade and gluten free products and a yoga studio attached.

Check out the photos below showing the Planetwise team getting the shelves stocked ahead of the grand opening.

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You can stop by Planetwise to snap up drinks, snacks, pantry items, household products, yoghurt, canned food, ice cream and much more.

I love that veganism is exploding even in small towns like Bridlington.

Get over to the Planetwise Facebook page and give them a like.

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Is Quorn going 100% vegan?

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The story I posted months ago about Quorn launching a few vegan products became one of the most-read posts in the history of my blog within hours of going live.

So I know you are all going to LOVE this update.

A fabulous person named Tracey Dixon has started a petition to demand that Quorn transforms all of its products into plant-based foods and she has added an update from the company that is sure to cause a lot of excitement.

Check it out below:

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If the above is true, it means Quorn is in the process to switching all of their products to 100% plant-derived ingredients!

You can click here to add your name to the petition.

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